DECEMBER 29, 2015 — Classification society ABS has published a new edition of the ABS Guide for Certification of Lifting Appliances that includes construction and operation of modern lifting appliances. ABS says
Work will be performed worldwide and is expected to be completed by September 30, 2016. Working capital contract funds in the amount of $8,000,000 are subject to availability in fiscal 2016 funds, and will expire at the end of fiscal 2016.
This contract was not competitively procured, in accordance with statue 46 U.S. Code 3316.
The Navy’s Military Sealift Command, Washington, DC, is the contracting activity (N00033-13-D-8015).
JULY 9, 2015 — ABS is to class the eleven giant, second generation Triple-E container vessels ordered by Maersk Line last month (see earlier story). The carrier ordered the 19,630 TEU vessels
JANUARY 8, 2015 — With containerships getting larger, various new securing systems have been developed to improve the efficiency of loading containers on board and it has become increasingly important to evaluate
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 — American Bureau of Shipping, Houston, Texas, is being issued an $8,500,000 modification under a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00033-13-D-8015) with firm-fixed-price task orders to provide vessel classification services
AUGUST 26, 2014 — Classification society ABS is opening a new office in Beijing, China. It says the new office will allow further collaboration with government, industry, academic institutions and research organizations
MAY 15, 2013 — Classification society DNV reports that 2012 saw revenues increase by 27 percent compared to 2011, though high scrapping levels saw the number of ships and mobile offshore units
MARCH 4, 2013 — Robert D. Somerville, long serving Chairman of classification society ABS, has announced his retirement effective April 30, 2013. Under a planned, two year long, leadership transition strategy, current
JANUARY 31, 2013 — Classification society ABS has named Howard Fireman, Vice President, Operational and Environmental Performance to lead a new Operational and Environmental Performance department. Mr. Fireman joins ABS from the
JANUARY 30, 2013 — It looks like it’s time for Tokyo-headquartered classification society ClassNK to roll out the celebratory sake barrel again (see earlier story). The society has just reported its official